Non-drinking water, the manager is obliged to recalculate the cost

Very interesting an article published by il Sole24Ore at the end of January on the cost of the water we use in our homes. A question also known to colleferro, in the province of Rome, where the price of water (managed by Acea) is the same as that paid by other municipalities where one of the primary goods is, instead, drinkable and allowed for human use. In the small town on the outskirts of Rome in most of the neighborhoods from the taps, non-potable water has always flowed and often with orders from the mayor, not usable for human use. 

In particular, the justice of the peace of Cagliari with the sentence 1453/2018 established that if the tap water is dirty and perhaps has a color and smell of rust, you do not pay full price, but the rate must be recalculated as when it is dispensed raw water. The dispute concerns a resident of Medio Campidano and the Abbanoa water manager.

The story begins when dirty water with the smell of rust gushes from the taps of a house. The user takes some water samples and requests an analysis in a laboratory. The results certify the condition of non-potable water. Not only that, water cannot be used either for domestic use or for washing. Hence the report to the manager to solve the problem. 

In the meantime, however, the user receives a bill of one thousand euros with back payments (including some that are however prescribed). Immediately afterwards he opposes the payment request and, indicating that he is willing to pay, asks for the amounts to be recalculated due to the non-potable water.

Then, through the lawyers Massimiliano Podda and Giacomo Cau, the appeal before the court of justice of the court of Cagliari. An attempt at conciliation proposed by the judge is however refused by the water manager.

This is followed by the trial in which the documentation relating to the quality of the water is produced and, in addition, the testimony of an employee for some technical details relating to the connection and conduct. The judge condemns the manager: reduced rate and one thousand euros in legal fees

 

Non-drinking water, the manager is obliged to recalculate the cost